The body-parts of some 3 dozen infant girls and aborted female fetuses were found in a well in India. Which is pretty much what you can expect from a society that in large part, doesn't value an entire gender. [The Guardian]

Speaking of societies that don't value women: In Iran, husbands and fathers will be allowed into birthing rooms for the first time. Ever. [Guardian]

A growing labor shortage in Japan is spurring employers to seek out female employees like never before. [WSJ]

Survival rates for breast cancer are increasing to the point where some experts believe it shouldn't be labeled a 'killer' anymore. Let's not count our chickens before they're hatched, shall we? [Telegraph]